Wireless & Communications grants
5G/6G, spectrum and secure comms funding
Spectrum efficiency, resilient networks and non-terrestrial connectivity are funded across Innovate UK, ESA and Horizon Europe. Winning proposals link a specific physical-layer or protocol innovation to a measured performance gain, not to a market forecast.
£190m+ won by our team
PhD-level specialists who have won these awards themselves.
Funders funding wireless & communications
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Programmes that fit wireless & communications companies
Innovate UK CR&D competitions
Advanced wireless, spectrum sharing and network technologies.
ESA open calls
Satellite and non-terrestrial communications subtopics, assessed on a rolling basis.
Horizon Europe SecureAI & cluster calls
Resilient networking and secure communications research.
What assessors actually score
- Link-budget or throughput modelling backed by simulation or hardware
- Standards alignment and a realistic path into 3GPP or O-RAN ecosystems
- Spectrum and regulatory constraints addressed directly
Where we work in wireless & communications
Wireless & Communications grants in our directory
Live programmes from the UK grant directory that suit wireless & communications projects. Deadlines move between rounds, so each listing links through to the current detail.
European Innovation Council
EIC Accelerator
Funding and investment for high-risk, high-potential deep-tech SMEs and start-ups scaling breakthrough innovations.
Advanced Research + Invention Agency
ARIA opportunity spaces
Rolling and programme-based funding for high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for transformative impact.
Innovate UK
[IUK] Small medium enterprise champions: Frontier AI – phase 1
The Frontier AI SME Champions competition aims to advance state-of-the-art AI and machine learning in the UK by supporting SMEs to validate ambitious innovations that could deliver step-change capabilities and enable new products, services or platforms.
EU funding
[Other EU FUNDING] Financial Support To Startups Open Call 2026
This call is open to startups (legal entities) established in EU Member States or in Third countries associated with Horizon Europe, that are currently in an active pre-seed, seed, or Series A fundraising round targeting the urban mobility market. Applicants must have a prototype, pilot, or MVP, a pre-money valuation not exceeding €50,000,000, and must not already be part of the EIT Urban Mobility equity portfolio.
Innovate UK
[IUK] Efficient, Structured and Controllable AI Systems
Innovate UK industrial research competition for novel reusable AI mechanisms that are efficient, structured and controllable. Projects start at TRL 1–3. Total eligible costs £50,000–£150,000.
Innovate UK
[IUK] MDI Programme Innovation and Scale-up Hub
Innovate UK Manufacturing Digitalisation Innovation (MDI) competition to establish an Innovation and Scale-up Hub for Frontier 5 manufacturing (advanced materials, aerospace, automotive, batteries, space). Grant £3.8m–£4m over 36 months from 1 April 2027.
Relevant client wins
Grants our team has won for companies solving comparable technical problems.
Grant plus matched investment
Grant and investor funding aligned
Audiomob
AI / adtech: audio advertising
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£341,810
Smart Grant secured
Neural Voice
AI / software: conversational AI
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